Allston and Brighton

The Brighton and Allston neighborhoods in northwest Boston are home to a combined roughly 70,000 residents. The neighborhoods are bordered by the Charles River and split by the Massachusetts Turnpike, and have a relatively young residential community because multiple universities and colleges are in the vicinity, including Harvard Business School, Boston University, Boston College, and Berklee College of Music. In addition to college and graduate students and young working professionals, Brighton and Allston’s diversity comes from its substantial immigrant population. Brighton is accessible by the MBTA’s Green Line.

Both Brighton and Allston are part of Suffolk County. While the main Suffolk County courthouses are located downtown in Boston, Brighton has its own division of the Boston Municipal Court, located at 52 Academy Hill Rd. The Brighton Division of the Boston Municipal Court handles a wide variety of district court matters arising in Brighton and Allston. The district court is authorized to handle misdemeanor criminal cases that do not require state prison time, and felony criminal cases where the punishment cannot exceed a five-year sentence. The district court also hears civil cases where the amount of money at issue is less than $25,000 and small claims matters where the claim is for less than $7,000. Finally, this court also hears eviction matters, cases related to mental health issues, and issues abuse prevention and harassment prevention orders.

Because of its proximity to many colleges and universities, Brighton and Allston are neighborhoods where many students live. Our firm has spent 40 years representing the students of Brighton and Allston in academic and disciplinary matters, making us recognized experts in the field of college discipline law. Our Allston Title IX lawyers routinely represent students in cases at schools near Brighton and Allston, including Boston College and Boston University. Our attorneys have more experience interacting with these local universities than nearly any other lawyer, and are well-versed in the policies and practices these schools employ in adjudicating discipline cases against their students.

If you have a criminal, civil, or academic case arising out of Brighton or Allston, please contact Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP to speak with one of our experienced attorneys.

Our phones are answered during business hours Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Any messages left with our answering service during non-business hours as well as e-mails sent to our firm will receive prompt responses.

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65A Atlantic Ave

Boston, MA02110

Phone: (617) 742-6020Fax: (617) 742-3269

We serve clients across the country and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, we primarily serve the following localities: Suffolk County, including Boston, Allston, Brighton, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, and West Roxbury; Middlesex County, including Cambridge, Lowell, Somerville, and Newton; Norfolk County, including Brookline, Quincy, and Weymouth; and Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.